Trio 'Leopold-Lieder' for tenor, violin and cello, on texts from J.H. Leopold (1954)
Sonate voor cello alleen (ca. 1955)
Quatuor à cordes (1955)
Chaconne pour trio à cordes (1957)
Tre tempi per pianoforte (1961)
publ: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1999
premiere: not performed
dur.: 1'30"
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1998
premiere: not performed
dur.: 1'00"
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1998
premiere: University College, Bretton Hall, England, October 28, 1998, Jos Zwaanenburg
dur.: 1'30"
instr.: flute
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1998
on texts from Een winter aan zee by A. Roland Holst
premiere: Amsterdam, February 7, 2004, members of the ASKO Chamber Choir (Janine van Elst, soprano; Sandra Macrander, alto; Coert Bremmers, tenor; Vincent Lassauw, bass), dir. Jos Leussink
dur.: 4'00"
instr.: vocal quartet
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 2001
on texts from Een winter aan zee by A. Roland Holst
premiere: Amsterdam, February 7, 2004, ASKO Chamber Choir with Sepp Grotenhuis, piano and Jan Roel Hamersma & René Oussoren, percussion, dir. Jos Leussink
dur.: 4'30"
instr.: small chamber choir, piano, percussion
remarks: vocal parts the same as Gezicht op de tweede zee
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 2001
cinq variations sur un vol d'oiseaux de mer pour sept groupes d'instruments
premiere: Amsterdam, July 3, 1977, ASKO Ensemble, dir. Cliff Crego
dur.: 11'00"
instr.: orchestra
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1977
Listen to 31 seconds of Marine (bar 1-18; 255K)
[Seven sinfonias from Joanna the Mad]
premiere: not performed
dur.: 12'30"
instr.: soprano, piccolo, 2 flutes, French horn, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, percussion
remarks: musical component of the chamber opera "Joanna the Mad"
publ.: manuscript
Johanna de Waanzinnige: opera voor televisie [Joanna the Mad: opera for television] (libretto and film directions)
[The Stone-Eaters]
premiere: unknown
dur.: 5'00"
instr.: 2 pianos
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1969
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
Listen to 29 seconds of Stenen eten (0'00"-0'29"; 233K)
[Iron]
premiere: unknown
dur.: 8'00"
instr.: violin and piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1966
Listen to 28 seconds of IJzer (0'00"-0'28"; 239K)
[Centre of silence]
two pieces of music for organ
premiere: unknown
dur.: 5'00"
instr.: organ
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1966
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
for 13 strings
premiere: unknown
dur.: 9'00"
instr.: 5 violins, 3 violas, 2 celli, 3 double basses
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1967
discography: Dutch Chamber Orchestra, dir. David Zinman
remarks: Incentive prize International Gaudeamus Music Week 1967
Listen to 12 seconds of Insecten (0'00"-0'12"; 123K)
premiere: unknown
dur.: 7'30"
instr.: piano
publ.: London: Peters, 1977
discography: Doris Hays; Ralph van Raat
Comments by the composer (Dutch, English)
MP3's of complete works by Jos Kunst
Listen to 35 seconds of Glass music (3'04"-3'39"; 250K)
dur.: 9'39"
premiere: unknown
instr.: tape
publ.: Institute for Sonology, The Hague
discography: Anthology of Dutch electronic tape music
Comments by the composer (English)
Extérieur, een electronisch muziekstuk van Jos Kunst, by Rolf den Otter (Dutch)
remarks: never got off the ground, nothing known about this except the working title
premiere: Rotterdam, September 11, 1969
dur.: 9'30"
instr.: orchestra
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1969
discography: Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, dir. Paul Hupperts
remarks: First prize International Gaudeamus Music Week 1969
Comments by the composer (Dutch, English)
Listen to 35 seconds of Arboreal (bar 1-8; 280K)
premiere: unknown
dur.: 9'00"
instr.: tape
publ.: Instituut for Sonology, The Hague
discography: Electronic panorama; Electronic 2000
Comments by the composer (French, English, German, Dutch)
EARLabs digitized the recording from "Electronic panorama" and put it online here (8.6 MB mp3 file).
premiere: unknown
dur.: 7'30"
instr.: 16 voices (4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses), wind quintet (flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon), string trio (violin, viola, cello), harp, 2 percussionists
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1970
discography: Radio Chamber Choir and Radio Chamber Orchestra, dir. Ernest Bour
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
Listen to 20 seconds of Trajectoire (0'52"-1'12"; 147K)
premiere: Amsterdam, March 13, 1971
dur.: 8'00"
instr.: chamber orchestra (piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet in Es, clarinet in Bes, bass clarinet, bassoon, double bassoon, 2 French horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, 4 violin, 2 violas, 3 celli, 2 double basses, one of which with 5 strings)
publ.: London: Peters, 1972
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
Listen to 44 seconds of One way (bar 1-11; 345K)
premiere: unknown
dur.: 4'30"
instr.: harp
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1971
premiere: Scheveningen, February 25, 1973
dur.: 12'00"
instr.: wind orchestra (3 flutes (1st also piccolo), 2 alto flutes (2nd also bass flute), es-clarinet in E flat, 2 clarinets, 3 bass clarinets, contrabass clarinet, 4 bassoons, 2 double bassoons, 6 French horns, 2 tubas, sopranino sax, soprano sax, alto sax, 3 tenor saxes, 2 baritone saxes and bass sax)
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1972
discography: Residentie Orchestra, dir. Ernest Bour
remarks: composed in collaboration with Jan Vriend
Comments to the score by the composers (English), Comments to the recording by the composers (Dutch, English)
instr.: six percussionists
remarks: unfinished
See also: Comments by the composer (Dutch)
- XXI:1 Solo identity I (1972)
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premiere: April 10, 1972, Harry Sparnaay
dur.: 6'00"
instr.: bass clarinet
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1972
discography: Harry Sparnaay (1); Harry Sparnaay (2); John AndersonComments by the composer (English)
MP3's of complete works by Jos Kunst
Listen to 22 seconds of Solo identity I (bar 1-6; 175K) - XXI:2 Solo identity II (1973)
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premiere: unknown
dur.: 6'00"
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1973
discography: Carla Hübner; René Eckhardt; Polo de Haas; Frank DenyerComments by the composer (Dutch)
Listen to 22 seconds of Solo identity II (bar 1-6; 172K) - XXI:3 No time at all (1973)
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premiere: unknown
dur.: 6'00"
instr.: bass clarinet and piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1973
discography: Fusion Moderne; John Anderson and Frank Denyer
remarks: combination of both the preceding Solo identities
Listen to 20 seconds of No time at all (bar 1-6; 152K) - XXI:4 No time (1974)
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premiere: unknown
dur.: 11'30"
instr.: 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, piano, 2 percussionists
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1974
remarks: from measure 67 onwards the parts of bass clarinet and piano are equal to No time at all (and hence to both the Solo identities )
discography: Ensemble, dir. Jan Vriend; The Barton Workshop, dir. Walter Althammer
premiere: unknown
dur.: 9'00"
instr.: 2 woodwinds
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1975
discography: John Anderson and Jos Zwaanenburg
instr.: 5 flutes and tape
remarks: unfinished
premiere: Amsterdam, September 2, 1997, ASKO Ensemble, dir. Stefan Asbury, with Liesbeth Steffens, viola
dur.: 16'00"
instr: viola, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, 4 saxes
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1992
Comments by the composer (English)
Review by Frits van der Waa in De Volkskrant from September 4, 1998 of the concert of September 2, 1998 (in Dutch).
premiere: Amsterdam, November 20, 1994, Klaas Bakker
dur.: 7'00"
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1996
Comments by the composer (English, Dutch)
Review by Frits van der Waa of the concert of November 20, 1994 (in Dutch).
a midday epiphany for string quartet
premiere: Amsterdam, November 20, 1994, Schönberg kwartet
dur.: 10'00"
instr.: string quartet
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1995
Comments by the composer (English, Dutch)
Review by Frits van der Waa of the concert of November 20, 1994 (in Dutch).
premiere: Ruïnekerk, Bergen, December 19, 1994, Jos Zwaanenburg
dur.: 7'00"
instr.: flute
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1995
discography: Jos Zwaanenburg
Comments by the composer (Dutch)
for piano, winds and percussion
premiere: Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, November 10, 1998, The Barton Workshop, dir. Jan Vriend
dur.: 17'00"
instr.: flute, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, trombone, percussion, piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1997
discography: The Barton Workshop, dir. Walter Althammer
Real Audio-archive of the Radio 4-program Het Avondconcert from December 30, 1998, including a recording of the first performance of the Concertino by The Barton Workshop; the Concertino starts at 23'47" of hour 2.
Real Audio-archive of the Radio 4-program Het Avondconcert from December 16, 1998, including a recording of the performance of the Concertino by the ASKO Ensemble from the concert of November 24, 1998, Paradiso, Amsterdam; the Concertino starts at 46'00" of hour 2.
Review by Frits van der Waa in De Volkskrant from November 13, 1998 of the concert of November 10, 1998 (in Dutch).
à la mémoire de Claude Debussy
premiere: of the Étude XXVIII:1: Centrum Nieuwe Muziek, Kloveniersdoelen, Middelburg, January 8, 2000; of the Étude XXVIII:2: De Nieuwe Veste, Breda, November 9, 2001; both by Ralph van Raat.
dur.: 2'00" (Étude XXVIII:1), 2'30" (Étude XXVIII:2)
instr.: piano
publ.: Amsterdam: Donemus, 1998 (Étude XXVIII:1)
remarks: unfinished. Only the Étude XXVIII:1 "...pour l'allant" was finished by the composer; the Étude XXVIII:2 "...pour les lignes et les accords" has been finished by Ralph van Raat.
discography: Ralph van Raat
Review by Frans Baljeu of the November 9 concert from BN/De Stem (in Dutch).